DR. MARK G. HENDERSON

Dr. Mark G. Henderson is a native of Canton, Mississippi.  After graduating from Canton High School, Mark attended Jackson State University and received a Bachelors of Art degree in Speech Communication Studies and Dramatic Art.  While at JSU, Henderson was actively involved in theater activities, under the direction of his two mentors, stage and screen actresses, Billie Jean Young (Fannie Lou Hamer: This Little Light) and Tonea Stewart . Mark went on to receive a Masters of Art in Communications and Urban Studies from Michigan State University. In 1993, Henderson returned to Mississippi and enrolled in the Ph.D. program at The University of Southern Mississippi where he received the doctorate degree in Speech Communication.  Currently, Henderson is an Assistant Professor of Speech and Dramatic Art at Jackson State University.  At JSU, Mark has served as advisor for the drama club and has directed numerous stage plays.  Henderson has written several stage plays, There's No Christmas Without You (1997), What's Going On? (1997), Standing on the Promises (1998), New Beginnings (1999), and Challenges, Choices, and Consequences (2002), Sisters (2004), Unsettling Memories (2004), and The Soul of Black Folk (2007). Poetry and Prose selections are also part of Henderson's literary repertoire.

In 1998, Henderson founded New Beginnings Communications,  a communication consulting company that provides effective communication training and workshops for organizations.  As a communication  scholar, he has and continues to conduct research on interpersonal effectiveness and intercultural communication.  As a theater director, motivational speaker, and communication  consultant, Mark stays busy utilizing his skills to 'entertain and educate the masses'. Mark holds membership in numerous professional groups, to include the National Communication  Association, National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, Alpha Psi Omega National Honorary Dramatic Art Fraternity, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.

Mark is a member of the Greater Fairview Baptist Church in Jackson, MS, where he enjoys feasting on the word of God, under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Danny R. Hollins.

Henderson's philosophy in life is:

Henderson's motto in life is:

Your life is a gift to you from God; what you do with your life is your gift to Him.

Sometimes we so loudly

proclaim our innocence, that we silently profess our guilt.

Tough times don't last, but tough people do.

Great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about events, small minds talk about people.

We make a living by what we get; But we make a life by what we give.

No Jesus, No Peace; Know Jesus, Know Peace.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Attitudes are contagious, so make sure yours is worth catching.

Unless you're a great deal of a boy, you won't make much of a man.

The hardest lesson in life to learn is which bridges to cross and which ones to burn.

If you always do, what you have always done, you will always have what you already got.

Don't ask if a person has gone through college, but ask if college has gone through the person.

A little education is a dangerous thing.

Don't throw rocks if you live in a glass house.

Those who talk about other people with you, will talk about you with other people.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Stupidity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

If you can't find the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?

If you don't know  where you're going, any road will get you there.

Being on the right track means nothing if you're not  going anywhere.

A set back is nothing but a set up for a comeback.

Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream, and when you wake up, even the dream is gone.

Show me a person who depends on another person for their happiness and I'll show you a lonely person.

Where ever you find yourself in life, remember that you made an appointment to be there.

A winner will win, no matter how rough the road.. and a quitter will quit no matter how smooth the road.

A goal not written down is nothing but a wish.

Your outlook affects your outcome.

Fear is a dark room where negatives are developed.

To the world you might be one person; but to one person, you might be the world.

People don't care how much

you know until they know how

much you care.